Draft - Student Use

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What should students expect to be doing with the technology throughout the school year?
  • view related videos to the subject matter
  • blogging - sharing their thoughts through an electronic
  • obtain and submit homework
  • vocabulary practice
  • virtual pen pals (world language)
  • presentations
  • research
  • written responses - (editting previously written responses)
  • creating/editting video
  • keep assignments organized through a virtual calendar (online agenda book)

What tools and experience should every student use/have?
  • microphone option for recordings
  • Microsoft office
  • headphones
  • power cords
  • Virtual labs from current textbook curriculum
  • scanners available in classrooms for submitting student written work (science and math)
  • printers available in classrooms
  • supported network
  • moviemaker (any specific video software or SMART recorder)
  • MathType software

How often should we be on the netbooks?
  • when most appropriate
  • some classes have very specific software that needs to be worked with on current laptops

Is there such a thing as not enough or too much?
  • used at appropriate points that may vary depending on course, assignment, level of learners
  • time issue that might be simpler with paper and pencil
  • don't use as a crutch - instead use as an aid in learning

What digital citizenship issues also need to be addressed?
  • Being on-task
  • Safety and privacy issues
  • Discuss potential dangers (create an understanding letter to go to student and parent - Proper use contract)
  • Discussions on plagiarism
  • Educate how to use proper sources and identify the sources
  • Responsibility of being prepared with lcharged aptops and power cords.
  • Appropriate online interactions peer to peer and peer to teacher, etc.
  • When using a group bulletin board - who will monitor.(a place to post student study questions)

Can we use PRIDE to do this?
  • Proper use and discussing a policy could be done in here.
  • Discussions on plagiarism